Typical 3-bedroom house£192kmost £163k–£221k
Houses per m²£2,222flats £1,257
Sold last year67653 in five years
Prices in Birmingham+2.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in B8 sold for £191,755 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £163,072 and £220,834, for about 85 m² of space. That is 25% less than the same home across Birmingham (£256,000).
67 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £47k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in B8 1 (£1,963) and the most in B8 2 (£2,348).
Across Birmingham, prices are up 2.5% on a year ago and up 12.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,134 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £874 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £38,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.
Questions about B8
Is B8 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 25% less than across Birmingham; prices in Birmingham are up 2.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (73% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.4% against 43.8%); 67 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in B8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in B8 sold for £191,755 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £163,072 and £220,834.
Is B8 expensive for Birmingham?
A 3-bedroom house in B8 costs 25% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Birmingham (£256,000).
How many homes sell in B8 each year?
67 homes sold in the last year and 653 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near B8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Saviour's C of E Primary School, where 73% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near B8?
For a 3-bedroom house, B6 (£170k, 3 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.